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name: "Howard Erskine"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/howard-erskine"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "29 June 1926"
died: "22 January 2011"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 84
updated: "2026-09-16T13:50:04.525319+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Howard Erskine

Actor. Born 29 June 1926 in West Palm Beach, Florida, USA. Died 22 January 2011.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 29 June 1926, West Palm Beach, Florida, USA
- **Died:** 22 January 2011
- **Active:** 1983–1993

## Biography

Howard Erskine (1926–2011) was an American actor and producer. Born in Bronxville, New York, he began his career with small roles in 1950s television and film, including an uncredited part in *Seminole* (1953). He later appeared in numerous Woody Allen films, such as *Zelig* (1983) as the Hypodermic Doctor, *Bullets Over Broadway* (1994), *Celebrity* (1998), *Small Time Crooks* (2000) and *The Curse of the Jade Scorpion* (2001).

Erskine is also credited as Beaufort Guest in Martin Scorsese’s *The Age of Innocence* (1993). His other screen roles include Judge Phillips in *Thinner* (1996) and parts in *Hollywood Ending* (2002). On Broadway he worked extensively as a producer and director, notably producing the Tony Award-winning play *The Desperate Hours* (1955). He was married to actress Lucy Prentis.

*Sources: imdb.com, ibdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *The Age of Innocence* (1993), Fi1m 86, as Beaufort Guest — [page](https://film.one/film/the-age-of-innocence.md)
- *Zelig* (1983), Fi1m 82, as Hypodermic Doctor — [page](https://film.one/film/zelig.md)

## Also known for

- *The Curse of the Jade Scorpion* (2001), Kensington Guest
- *Small Time Crooks* (2000), Langston Potter
- *Thinner* (1996), Judge Phillips
- *Bullets Over Broadway* (1994), Theater Well-Wisher — [page](https://film.one/film/bullets-over-broadway.md)
- *Hollywood Ending* (2002), Carlyle Patron
- *Celebrity* (1998), Senator Paley
- *Sounds from a Town I Love* (2001)

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